NATION : Point Reyes Marine Sanctuary OKd
President Bush today signed legislation banning oil, gas and mineral exploration in the new Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Point Reyes in Northern California.
The joint House-Senate resolution approves designation of the 397-square mile tract as a marine sanctuary under the management of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Much of Cordell Bank falls within Lease Sale 119, which covers a massive part of the outer continental shelf off Central California, described as one of the West Coast’s most sensitive marine life areas.
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